Simply Business is on an exciting brand journey and we are now on the lookout for a creative and innovative Senior Social Media Executive to help us transform our presence across our social media platforms. This exciting new role is perfect for an enthusiastic, social native who is passionate about building brands, inspiring creativity, and thinking strategically. Reporting to our Social Media Manager, you'll be passionate about small businesses and the self-employed, possess strong creative skills, and have a proven track record of delivering impactful social media campaigns and growing brand channels. As our Senior Social Media Executive, you'll: develop and execute comprehensive social media content plans - writing engaging captions and producing compelling content, leveraging the latest trends and social media insight collaborate with the wider Brand Team - you'll be responsible for creating and curating standout social content for Simply Business in the UK, supporting our brand campaigns with expert, social-first approaches run the day-to-day handling of our social media channels, tailoring content to suit different platforms, audiences and objectives - working with the wider Social Team to build an engaged, social community champion creativity by generating new ideas and experimenting with our content to show how our brand supports and celebrates UK SMEs measure the success of our social activity - utilising social media tools and analytics platforms. You'll be enthusiastic about tracking and analysing our channel and content performance, and confident in reporting insights to stakeholders We're looking for someone who is: a creative, curious and proactive self-starter with excellent written, interpersonal, analytical and organisational skills. passionate about social media and an expert in the UK social media landscape, including platforms like Instagram, TikTok and Facebook confident and demonstrably accomplished in producing native social media content for a variety of platforms and across a number of formats, particularly short-form video experienced in planning and executing paid brand-building social campaigns, with experience in an agency or client-facing role comfortable and experienced in working with social influencers / creators, creative agencies, or internal design teams to produce best-in-class social campaigns experienced in using social media management tools and analytics platforms, especially for measuring performance and reporting on success to stakeholders (We know it's tough, but please try to avoid the confidence gap. You don't have to match all the bullet points above to be considered for this role.) We encourage people of all different backgrounds and identities to apply. We are committed to maintaining an inclusive, supportive place for you to be you and do your very best work. Are you exceptionally talented at creating content that captures attention and stops people from scrolling? Do you thrive on building social communities? Do you have great ideas for building and maintaining social accounts? If so, you might be the perfect fit for our new Social Media Executive! About Simply Business We insure small businesses and enable big dreams - not just for our customers, but for our people and communities too. With over 1,000,000 active insurance policies, we protect builders, bakers, landlords and more than 1,200 other trades. We're a technology company as well as one that sells insurance. That means we build, we fail, we learn and we improve. We're a B Corp too, which recognises our strong track record of having a positive impact on people, society and the environment. What are the benefits of working at Simply Business? We offer a great work-life balance where every team member has a manageable workload and the flexibility to work hybrid. On top of the 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), we offer leave that suits your needs. Plus the option to buy five more days of holiday with your flexible benefits. Our flexible parental leave allows you to approach an important time how you want - with six months full pay to the primary caregiver and four weeks full pay if you're the secondary caregiver. Our life event leave is an extra days leave every two years for those big moments in your life like moving house or your birthday. And as a thank you to our long-serving employees we offer a two week paid sabbatical after five years of service, then four weeks off after ten years of service. And our core benefits can put your mind at ease with private medical insurance through BUPA, that covers any pre-existing condition. And a health cash plan that covers your everyday medical expenses. We also make sure you're compensated fairly with a competitive salary based on your experience and the market we're in. Plus the potential to earn an annual bonus based on performance. There's access to the tools to support your personal development with programmes on our dedicated learning platform. As well as support for your mental health with access to counselling. We'll match what you put into your pension up to five per cent. And pass on a tax-free sum that's four times your basic salary with our life assurance policy, with the option to increase it to ten times through our flexible benefit scheme Our salary sacrifice car scheme gives you the option to buy a brand new, fully insured, and maintained car for a convenient fixed monthly amount taken from your gross salary (after 6 months service). And our flexible benefits scheme gives you an allocated amount to use each year on benefits like critical illness cover, dental insurance, travel insurance, or a gym membership. Ready to join us and drive our success as a high-performing team? Apply today. We'll deliver tips and tools to grow your business right to your inbox
Jun 05, 2025
Full time
Simply Business is on an exciting brand journey and we are now on the lookout for a creative and innovative Senior Social Media Executive to help us transform our presence across our social media platforms. This exciting new role is perfect for an enthusiastic, social native who is passionate about building brands, inspiring creativity, and thinking strategically. Reporting to our Social Media Manager, you'll be passionate about small businesses and the self-employed, possess strong creative skills, and have a proven track record of delivering impactful social media campaigns and growing brand channels. As our Senior Social Media Executive, you'll: develop and execute comprehensive social media content plans - writing engaging captions and producing compelling content, leveraging the latest trends and social media insight collaborate with the wider Brand Team - you'll be responsible for creating and curating standout social content for Simply Business in the UK, supporting our brand campaigns with expert, social-first approaches run the day-to-day handling of our social media channels, tailoring content to suit different platforms, audiences and objectives - working with the wider Social Team to build an engaged, social community champion creativity by generating new ideas and experimenting with our content to show how our brand supports and celebrates UK SMEs measure the success of our social activity - utilising social media tools and analytics platforms. You'll be enthusiastic about tracking and analysing our channel and content performance, and confident in reporting insights to stakeholders We're looking for someone who is: a creative, curious and proactive self-starter with excellent written, interpersonal, analytical and organisational skills. passionate about social media and an expert in the UK social media landscape, including platforms like Instagram, TikTok and Facebook confident and demonstrably accomplished in producing native social media content for a variety of platforms and across a number of formats, particularly short-form video experienced in planning and executing paid brand-building social campaigns, with experience in an agency or client-facing role comfortable and experienced in working with social influencers / creators, creative agencies, or internal design teams to produce best-in-class social campaigns experienced in using social media management tools and analytics platforms, especially for measuring performance and reporting on success to stakeholders (We know it's tough, but please try to avoid the confidence gap. You don't have to match all the bullet points above to be considered for this role.) We encourage people of all different backgrounds and identities to apply. We are committed to maintaining an inclusive, supportive place for you to be you and do your very best work. Are you exceptionally talented at creating content that captures attention and stops people from scrolling? Do you thrive on building social communities? Do you have great ideas for building and maintaining social accounts? If so, you might be the perfect fit for our new Social Media Executive! About Simply Business We insure small businesses and enable big dreams - not just for our customers, but for our people and communities too. With over 1,000,000 active insurance policies, we protect builders, bakers, landlords and more than 1,200 other trades. We're a technology company as well as one that sells insurance. That means we build, we fail, we learn and we improve. We're a B Corp too, which recognises our strong track record of having a positive impact on people, society and the environment. What are the benefits of working at Simply Business? We offer a great work-life balance where every team member has a manageable workload and the flexibility to work hybrid. On top of the 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), we offer leave that suits your needs. Plus the option to buy five more days of holiday with your flexible benefits. Our flexible parental leave allows you to approach an important time how you want - with six months full pay to the primary caregiver and four weeks full pay if you're the secondary caregiver. Our life event leave is an extra days leave every two years for those big moments in your life like moving house or your birthday. And as a thank you to our long-serving employees we offer a two week paid sabbatical after five years of service, then four weeks off after ten years of service. And our core benefits can put your mind at ease with private medical insurance through BUPA, that covers any pre-existing condition. And a health cash plan that covers your everyday medical expenses. We also make sure you're compensated fairly with a competitive salary based on your experience and the market we're in. Plus the potential to earn an annual bonus based on performance. There's access to the tools to support your personal development with programmes on our dedicated learning platform. As well as support for your mental health with access to counselling. We'll match what you put into your pension up to five per cent. And pass on a tax-free sum that's four times your basic salary with our life assurance policy, with the option to increase it to ten times through our flexible benefit scheme Our salary sacrifice car scheme gives you the option to buy a brand new, fully insured, and maintained car for a convenient fixed monthly amount taken from your gross salary (after 6 months service). And our flexible benefits scheme gives you an allocated amount to use each year on benefits like critical illness cover, dental insurance, travel insurance, or a gym membership. Ready to join us and drive our success as a high-performing team? Apply today. We'll deliver tips and tools to grow your business right to your inbox
In this key leadership role, you'll be setting the long-term market strategy across SME, Landlord and ancillaries to support and enhance our core customer proposition with the capability to mould the role into one that works for you. Your manager Ruth (Director of Commercial) is all about coaching and teaching, offering straightforward support where it is needed. You'll need to take ownership and accountability. As one of our Head of Insurance Products, you'll: take responsibility for the core new business trading budget own responsibility for delivery of conversion targets line manage the new insurance products team work cross-functionally to deliver against strategy and budget identify and verify new opportunities to deliver value to the customer We're looking for someone who is: able to influence our direction, decisions, and execution customer and commercially-focused, reflected in decision making excellent at coaching, negotiation, persuasion and analytics able to manage and lead a team through highly pressurised periods able to set and deliver on strategy strong insurance product and market knowledge We know it's tough, but please try to avoid the confidence gap. You don't have to match all the bullet points above to be considered for this role. We encourage people of all different backgrounds and identities to apply. We are committed to maintaining an inclusive, supportive place for you to be you and do your very best work. Ready to take on a key leadership role within SB? Apply today! About Simply Business We insure small businesses and enable big dreams - not just for our customers, but for our people and communities too. With over 1,000,000 active insurance policies, we protect builders, bakers, landlords and more than 1,200 other trades. We're a technology company as well as one that sells insurance. That means we build, we fail, we learn and we improve. We're a B Corp too, which recognises our strong track record of having a positive impact on people, society and the environment. Benefits Work-life balance - we support every team member in maintaining a manageable workload Hybrid working - you have the flexibility to work remotely and connect with your colleagues in one of our hubs Mental health and wellbeing - we give you access to tools and counselling to support your mental health Flexible parental leave - we offer six months full pay to the primary caregiver and four weeks full pay if you're the secondary caregiver Paid sabbatical - we offer a two-week sabbatical when you've been here for five years, and four weeks off for those who've been with us for 10, 15, and 20 years Life event leave - you can get an extra day's leave every two years for significant moments in your life A dedicated learning platform - our platform helps you develop on your personal and professional goals, including management and leadership programmes Competitive salary - we aim to offer a fair salary based on your experience and the market we're in from day one Annual bonus - the potential to earn a bonus based on business performance Pension - we'll match what you put into your pension up to five percent Private medical insurance - you'll get medical insurance through BUPA that covers any pre-existing medical conditions as a core benefit Holiday entitlement - 25 days leave, plus bank holidays (and you can also use your flexible benefits to get up to five more days) Life assurance - pass on a tax-free sum that's four times your basic salary (core benefit), with the option to increase it to ten times through our flexible benefit scheme Salary sacrifice car scheme - option to buy a brand new, fully insured and maintained car for a convenient fixed monthly amount taken from your gross salary (after 6 months service) Flexible benefits scheme - everyone gets an allocated allowance to use each year on things like critical illness cover, dental insurance, travel insurance, a gym membership, and up to five days extra holiday Ready to join us and drive our success as a high-performing team? Apply today.
Feb 10, 2025
Full time
In this key leadership role, you'll be setting the long-term market strategy across SME, Landlord and ancillaries to support and enhance our core customer proposition with the capability to mould the role into one that works for you. Your manager Ruth (Director of Commercial) is all about coaching and teaching, offering straightforward support where it is needed. You'll need to take ownership and accountability. As one of our Head of Insurance Products, you'll: take responsibility for the core new business trading budget own responsibility for delivery of conversion targets line manage the new insurance products team work cross-functionally to deliver against strategy and budget identify and verify new opportunities to deliver value to the customer We're looking for someone who is: able to influence our direction, decisions, and execution customer and commercially-focused, reflected in decision making excellent at coaching, negotiation, persuasion and analytics able to manage and lead a team through highly pressurised periods able to set and deliver on strategy strong insurance product and market knowledge We know it's tough, but please try to avoid the confidence gap. You don't have to match all the bullet points above to be considered for this role. We encourage people of all different backgrounds and identities to apply. We are committed to maintaining an inclusive, supportive place for you to be you and do your very best work. Ready to take on a key leadership role within SB? Apply today! About Simply Business We insure small businesses and enable big dreams - not just for our customers, but for our people and communities too. With over 1,000,000 active insurance policies, we protect builders, bakers, landlords and more than 1,200 other trades. We're a technology company as well as one that sells insurance. That means we build, we fail, we learn and we improve. We're a B Corp too, which recognises our strong track record of having a positive impact on people, society and the environment. Benefits Work-life balance - we support every team member in maintaining a manageable workload Hybrid working - you have the flexibility to work remotely and connect with your colleagues in one of our hubs Mental health and wellbeing - we give you access to tools and counselling to support your mental health Flexible parental leave - we offer six months full pay to the primary caregiver and four weeks full pay if you're the secondary caregiver Paid sabbatical - we offer a two-week sabbatical when you've been here for five years, and four weeks off for those who've been with us for 10, 15, and 20 years Life event leave - you can get an extra day's leave every two years for significant moments in your life A dedicated learning platform - our platform helps you develop on your personal and professional goals, including management and leadership programmes Competitive salary - we aim to offer a fair salary based on your experience and the market we're in from day one Annual bonus - the potential to earn a bonus based on business performance Pension - we'll match what you put into your pension up to five percent Private medical insurance - you'll get medical insurance through BUPA that covers any pre-existing medical conditions as a core benefit Holiday entitlement - 25 days leave, plus bank holidays (and you can also use your flexible benefits to get up to five more days) Life assurance - pass on a tax-free sum that's four times your basic salary (core benefit), with the option to increase it to ten times through our flexible benefit scheme Salary sacrifice car scheme - option to buy a brand new, fully insured and maintained car for a convenient fixed monthly amount taken from your gross salary (after 6 months service) Flexible benefits scheme - everyone gets an allocated allowance to use each year on things like critical illness cover, dental insurance, travel insurance, a gym membership, and up to five days extra holiday Ready to join us and drive our success as a high-performing team? Apply today.
Here's what you'll be doing: In this hands-on, decision-making role, you'll be building and running products sold digitally. Reporting into our Head of Insurance Products, you'll be setting and delivering the long term market strategy and budget targets for ancillary products, for SME and Landlord customers, striving to offer the no.1 customer proposition in the market. As one of our Senior Insurance Product Managers, you'll: ensure that all products offer customer value, in line with Consumer Duty obligations work with teams across the business to improve our existing products, launch new products, and improve how these products are offered, to both new and existing customers lead product and customer analysis, to inform change and deliver continuous improvement, in support of in year trading performance and LRP ambitions explore customer problems and appraise opportunities, to drive great customer and commercial outcomes We're looking for someone who is: able to influence direction, decisions, and execution across the wider business responsive and demonstrates ownership, a bias to action, and commitment experienced in insurance product management and cares about customers comfortable using data and analytics to inform decisions that drive product and process improvements capable in making trade-off calls to prioritise, from ideation to live, with key measures of success (We know it's tough, but please try to avoid the confidence gap. You don't have to match all the bullet points above to be considered for this role.) We encourage people of all different backgrounds and identities to apply. We are committed to maintaining an inclusive, supportive place for you to be you and do your very best work. If you want to play an active role in ensuring we are building the right digital journey improvements and that they are generating value for the business and customers, apply today! About Simply Business We insure small businesses and enable big dreams - not just for our customers, but for our people and communities too. With over 1,000,000 active insurance policies, we protect builders, bakers, landlords and more than 1,200 other trades. We're a technology company as well as one that sells insurance. That means we build, we fail, we learn and we improve. We're a B Corp too, which recognises our strong track record of having a positive impact on people, society and the environment. What are the benefits? • work-life balance - we support every team member in maintaining a manageable workload • hybrid working - you have the flexibility to work remotely and connect with your colleagues in one of our hubs • mental health and wellbeing - we give you access to tools and counselling to support your mental health • flexible parental leave - we understand how important this time is, that's why we offer six months full pay to the primary caregiver and four weeks full pay if you're the secondary caregiver • paid sabbatical - as a thank you to our long-serving employees, we offer a two-week sabbatical when you've been here for five years. And four weeks off for those who've been with us for 10, 15, and 20 years • life event leave - you can get an extra days leave every two years for those big moments in your life like moving house, welcoming a new pet, or your birthday • a dedicated learning platform - our platform helps you develop on your personal and professional goals, including management and leadership programmes We also make sure you're compensated fairly • competitive salary - we aim to offer a fair salary based on your experience and the market we're in from day one • annual bonus - the potential to earn a bonus based on business performance • pension - we'll match what you put into your pension up to five per cent • private medical insurance - you'll get medical insurance through BUPA that covers any pre-existing medical conditions as a core benefit • health cash plan - we reimburse your everyday medical expenses • holiday entitlement - 25 days leave, plus bank holidays (and you can also use your flexible benefits to get up to five more days) • life assurance - pass on a tax-free sum that's four times your basic salary (core benefit). With the option to increase it to ten times through our flexible benefit scheme • salary sacrifice car scheme - option to buy a brand new, fully insured and maintained car for a convenient fixed monthly amount taken from your gross salary (after 6 months service) • flexible benefits scheme - everyone gets an allocated allowance to use each year on things like critical illness cover, dental insurance, travel insurance, a gym membership, and up to five days extra holiday Ready to join us and drive our success as a high-performing team? Apply today.
Feb 10, 2025
Full time
Here's what you'll be doing: In this hands-on, decision-making role, you'll be building and running products sold digitally. Reporting into our Head of Insurance Products, you'll be setting and delivering the long term market strategy and budget targets for ancillary products, for SME and Landlord customers, striving to offer the no.1 customer proposition in the market. As one of our Senior Insurance Product Managers, you'll: ensure that all products offer customer value, in line with Consumer Duty obligations work with teams across the business to improve our existing products, launch new products, and improve how these products are offered, to both new and existing customers lead product and customer analysis, to inform change and deliver continuous improvement, in support of in year trading performance and LRP ambitions explore customer problems and appraise opportunities, to drive great customer and commercial outcomes We're looking for someone who is: able to influence direction, decisions, and execution across the wider business responsive and demonstrates ownership, a bias to action, and commitment experienced in insurance product management and cares about customers comfortable using data and analytics to inform decisions that drive product and process improvements capable in making trade-off calls to prioritise, from ideation to live, with key measures of success (We know it's tough, but please try to avoid the confidence gap. You don't have to match all the bullet points above to be considered for this role.) We encourage people of all different backgrounds and identities to apply. We are committed to maintaining an inclusive, supportive place for you to be you and do your very best work. If you want to play an active role in ensuring we are building the right digital journey improvements and that they are generating value for the business and customers, apply today! About Simply Business We insure small businesses and enable big dreams - not just for our customers, but for our people and communities too. With over 1,000,000 active insurance policies, we protect builders, bakers, landlords and more than 1,200 other trades. We're a technology company as well as one that sells insurance. That means we build, we fail, we learn and we improve. We're a B Corp too, which recognises our strong track record of having a positive impact on people, society and the environment. What are the benefits? • work-life balance - we support every team member in maintaining a manageable workload • hybrid working - you have the flexibility to work remotely and connect with your colleagues in one of our hubs • mental health and wellbeing - we give you access to tools and counselling to support your mental health • flexible parental leave - we understand how important this time is, that's why we offer six months full pay to the primary caregiver and four weeks full pay if you're the secondary caregiver • paid sabbatical - as a thank you to our long-serving employees, we offer a two-week sabbatical when you've been here for five years. And four weeks off for those who've been with us for 10, 15, and 20 years • life event leave - you can get an extra days leave every two years for those big moments in your life like moving house, welcoming a new pet, or your birthday • a dedicated learning platform - our platform helps you develop on your personal and professional goals, including management and leadership programmes We also make sure you're compensated fairly • competitive salary - we aim to offer a fair salary based on your experience and the market we're in from day one • annual bonus - the potential to earn a bonus based on business performance • pension - we'll match what you put into your pension up to five per cent • private medical insurance - you'll get medical insurance through BUPA that covers any pre-existing medical conditions as a core benefit • health cash plan - we reimburse your everyday medical expenses • holiday entitlement - 25 days leave, plus bank holidays (and you can also use your flexible benefits to get up to five more days) • life assurance - pass on a tax-free sum that's four times your basic salary (core benefit). With the option to increase it to ten times through our flexible benefit scheme • salary sacrifice car scheme - option to buy a brand new, fully insured and maintained car for a convenient fixed monthly amount taken from your gross salary (after 6 months service) • flexible benefits scheme - everyone gets an allocated allowance to use each year on things like critical illness cover, dental insurance, travel insurance, a gym membership, and up to five days extra holiday Ready to join us and drive our success as a high-performing team? Apply today.
This is an exciting role where you get access to a fantastic training and conferences budget, and a team who will support you to succeed. We're an international team, driving our class-leading data platform forwards as well as developing greenfield data products. We spend our time bug fixing, and pushing ourselves outside of our comfort zone. Reporting into James (our Data Engineering Manager), who's hands on and interested in pretty much everything technology, you'll be joining a team that is highly collaborative and not afraid to share exciting ideas that we then bring to life. As one of our Senior Software Engineers, you'll: work as part of a centre of excellence for data specialists. You'll help to look after our data, business intelligence and machine learning platforms be able to develop your own scripts and triage any potential bugs contribute ideas and help to prioritise technical work operate in an Agile environment utilising scrum methodology be part of an open, friendly, and distributed team. We love being proactive and simplifying very technical concepts to the business We're looking for someone who is: hands-on when building data pipelines able to demonstrate coding knowledge in JVM languages (Java, Kotlin, or Scala), as well as Ruby or Python (you don't have to be great at coding in them all) adept at working with Graph Databases knowledgeable in data stream processing using Kafka Streams or similar able to demonstrate understanding of containerised micro services architecture (We know it's tough, but please try to avoid the confidence gap. You don't have to match all the bullet points above to be considered for this role.) We encourage people of all different backgrounds and identities to apply. We are committed to maintaining an inclusive, supportive place for you to be you and do your very best work. Ready to build the future of Simply Business with our Data Engineering team? Apply today. About Simply Business We insure small businesses and enable big dreams - not just for our customers, but for our people and communities too. With over 1,000,000 active insurance policies, we protect builders, bakers, landlords and more than 1,200 other trades. We're a technology company as well as one that sells insurance. That means we build, we fail, we learn and we improve. We're a B Corp too, which recognises our strong track record of having a positive impact on people, society and the environment. What are the benefits of working at Simply Business? We offer a great work-life balance where every team member has a manageable workload and the flexibility to work hybrid. On top of the 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), we offer leave that suits your needs. Plus the option to buy five more days of holiday with your flexible benefits. Our flexible parental leave allows you to approach an important time how you want - with six months full pay to the primary caregiver and four weeks full pay if you're the secondary caregiver. Our life event leave is an extra days leave every two years for those big moments in your life like moving house or your birthday. And as a thank you to our long-serving employees we offer a two week paid sabbatical after five years of service, then four weeks off after ten years of service. And our core benefits can put your mind at ease with private medical insurance through BUPA, that covers any pre-existing condition. And a health cash plan that covers your everyday medical expenses. We also make sure you're compensated fairly with a competitive salary based on your experience and the market we're in. Plus the potential to earn an annual bonus based on performance. There's access to the tools to support your personal development with programmes on our dedicated learning platform. As well as support for your mental health with access to counselling. We'll match what you put into your pension up to five per cent. And pass on a tax-free sum that's four times your basic salary with our life assurance policy, with the option to increase it to ten times through our flexible benefit scheme. Our salary sacrifice car scheme gives you the option to buy a brand new, fully insured, and maintained car for a convenient fixed monthly amount taken from your gross salary (after 6 months service). And our flexible benefits scheme gives you an allocated amount to use each year on benefits like critical illness cover, dental insurance, travel insurance, or a gym membership. Ready to join us and drive our success as a high-performing team? Apply today. The best of Simply Business, straight to your inbox Join 200,000+ small business owners getting helpful articles, tips, and tools - delivered direct to you.
Feb 10, 2025
Full time
This is an exciting role where you get access to a fantastic training and conferences budget, and a team who will support you to succeed. We're an international team, driving our class-leading data platform forwards as well as developing greenfield data products. We spend our time bug fixing, and pushing ourselves outside of our comfort zone. Reporting into James (our Data Engineering Manager), who's hands on and interested in pretty much everything technology, you'll be joining a team that is highly collaborative and not afraid to share exciting ideas that we then bring to life. As one of our Senior Software Engineers, you'll: work as part of a centre of excellence for data specialists. You'll help to look after our data, business intelligence and machine learning platforms be able to develop your own scripts and triage any potential bugs contribute ideas and help to prioritise technical work operate in an Agile environment utilising scrum methodology be part of an open, friendly, and distributed team. We love being proactive and simplifying very technical concepts to the business We're looking for someone who is: hands-on when building data pipelines able to demonstrate coding knowledge in JVM languages (Java, Kotlin, or Scala), as well as Ruby or Python (you don't have to be great at coding in them all) adept at working with Graph Databases knowledgeable in data stream processing using Kafka Streams or similar able to demonstrate understanding of containerised micro services architecture (We know it's tough, but please try to avoid the confidence gap. You don't have to match all the bullet points above to be considered for this role.) We encourage people of all different backgrounds and identities to apply. We are committed to maintaining an inclusive, supportive place for you to be you and do your very best work. Ready to build the future of Simply Business with our Data Engineering team? Apply today. About Simply Business We insure small businesses and enable big dreams - not just for our customers, but for our people and communities too. With over 1,000,000 active insurance policies, we protect builders, bakers, landlords and more than 1,200 other trades. We're a technology company as well as one that sells insurance. That means we build, we fail, we learn and we improve. We're a B Corp too, which recognises our strong track record of having a positive impact on people, society and the environment. What are the benefits of working at Simply Business? We offer a great work-life balance where every team member has a manageable workload and the flexibility to work hybrid. On top of the 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), we offer leave that suits your needs. Plus the option to buy five more days of holiday with your flexible benefits. Our flexible parental leave allows you to approach an important time how you want - with six months full pay to the primary caregiver and four weeks full pay if you're the secondary caregiver. Our life event leave is an extra days leave every two years for those big moments in your life like moving house or your birthday. And as a thank you to our long-serving employees we offer a two week paid sabbatical after five years of service, then four weeks off after ten years of service. And our core benefits can put your mind at ease with private medical insurance through BUPA, that covers any pre-existing condition. And a health cash plan that covers your everyday medical expenses. We also make sure you're compensated fairly with a competitive salary based on your experience and the market we're in. Plus the potential to earn an annual bonus based on performance. There's access to the tools to support your personal development with programmes on our dedicated learning platform. As well as support for your mental health with access to counselling. We'll match what you put into your pension up to five per cent. And pass on a tax-free sum that's four times your basic salary with our life assurance policy, with the option to increase it to ten times through our flexible benefit scheme. Our salary sacrifice car scheme gives you the option to buy a brand new, fully insured, and maintained car for a convenient fixed monthly amount taken from your gross salary (after 6 months service). And our flexible benefits scheme gives you an allocated amount to use each year on benefits like critical illness cover, dental insurance, travel insurance, or a gym membership. Ready to join us and drive our success as a high-performing team? Apply today. The best of Simply Business, straight to your inbox Join 200,000+ small business owners getting helpful articles, tips, and tools - delivered direct to you.
This role will report into the UK CEO and be a member of the UK Executive Team. This role is responsible for helping to shape the UK Business Strategy to continue our growth journey, working closely with UK leadership and cross-functionally to drive market and competitor intelligence, lead horizon 3 strategic evaluations, and optimise strategy execution. This role will initially have one direct report to support day-to-day activities. What you will be doing: Bringing together both internal Customer insight and external Market and Competitors insight to help Executive team identify strategic opportunities for the UK business. Monitor and evaluate the competitive market landscape, movements and risks to assess SB's relative position to major industry players and innovative start-ups. Identify strategic opportunities (and/or risks) for SB considering SB's competitive landscape and moves its competitors make or plan. Ensure internal and external data insights are combined to inform business decisions and behaviours to achieve SB's vision and business objectives. Leveraging insights from close partnership with our Shared Services teams, identify which new opportunities (new products / new markets) provide the greatest opportunity for SB to significantly grow its adjacency business. Help shape our UK market strategy and own the OKR planning process to support delivery. Developing horizon 3 thinking and opportunity identification to build an innovation pipeline, including how we monetise our data as a competitive advantage. Working with Exec leadership across the Group and using injections from external sources, run innovation sessions to build a potential innovation pipeline. Specifically: working with our Data & Analytics team, Risk and Compliance and Chief Commercial Officer, fully evaluate data as a competitive advantage and capability for SB, assessing how this might form part of SB's commercial model evolution. Mentor and develop SBers to build a strong, cross-functional team capable of executing the innovation agenda. Spend 10% of time connecting with, understanding and keeping up to speed on developments across US and Shared Services to inform strategy direction to adopt a group perspective. Requirements Strategic Thinker: Demonstrated ability to think strategically, analyse complex problems, develop and implement creative solutions and drive results. Data-Driven Problem-solver: Comfortable working with data and using it to inform decision-making; highly analytical with the ability to diagnose and solve complex problems. Collaborative team player and relationship builder: Collaborator with enterprise-wide mindset and the ability to build strong relationships across the organisation and across the Insurance, InsurTech and FinTech industry. Strong influencing skills to help bring SBers on a journey with them. This role is regulated by the FCA and it will have specific responsibilities under those regulations. We'll explain these to you as part of the hiring process. If you're applying for a role in which you'll be performing Senior Management Functions under the Senior Manager and Certification Regime (SM&CR), you'll also be subject to enhanced check and referencing in accordance with the FCA's guidelines. About Simply Business We insure small businesses and enable big dreams - not just for our customers, but for our people and communities too. With over 1,000,000 active insurance policies, we protect builders, bakers, landlords and more than 1,200 other trades. We're a technology company as well as one that sells insurance. That means we build, we fail, we learn and we improve. We're a B Corp too, which recognises our strong track record of having a positive impact on people, society and the environment. Why not check out our advert on YouTube: Simply Business TV advert 2024 : 'Simply the Best' What are the benefits of working at Simply Business? We offer a great work-life balance where every team member has a manageable workload and the flexibility to work hybrid. On top of the 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), we offer leave that suits your needs. Plus the option to buy five more days of holiday with your flexible benefits. Our flexible parental leave allows you to approach an important time how you want - with six months full pay to the primary caregiver and four weeks full pay if you're the secondary caregiver. Our life event leave is an extra days leave every two years for those big moments in your life like moving house or your birthday. And as a thank you to our long-serving employees we offer a two week paid sabbatical after five years of service, then four weeks off after ten years of service. And our core benefits can put your mind at ease with private medical insurance through BUPA, that covers any pre-existing condition. And a health cash plan that covers your everyday medical expenses. We also make sure you're compensated fairly with a competitive salary based on your experience and the market we're in. Plus the potential to earn an annual bonus based on performance. There's access to the tools to support your personal development with programmes on our dedicated learning platform. As well as support for your mental health with access to counselling. We'll match what you put into your pension up to five per cent. And pass on a tax-free sum that's four times your basic salary with our life assurance policy, with the option to increase it to ten times through our flexible benefit scheme. Our salary sacrifice car scheme gives you the option to buy a brand new, fully insured, and maintained car for a convenient fixed monthly amount taken from your gross salary (after 6 months service). And our flexible benefits scheme gives you an allocated amount to use each year on benefits like critical illness cover, dental insurance, travel insurance, or a gym membership. Ready to join us and drive our success as a high-performing team? Apply today.
Feb 06, 2025
Full time
This role will report into the UK CEO and be a member of the UK Executive Team. This role is responsible for helping to shape the UK Business Strategy to continue our growth journey, working closely with UK leadership and cross-functionally to drive market and competitor intelligence, lead horizon 3 strategic evaluations, and optimise strategy execution. This role will initially have one direct report to support day-to-day activities. What you will be doing: Bringing together both internal Customer insight and external Market and Competitors insight to help Executive team identify strategic opportunities for the UK business. Monitor and evaluate the competitive market landscape, movements and risks to assess SB's relative position to major industry players and innovative start-ups. Identify strategic opportunities (and/or risks) for SB considering SB's competitive landscape and moves its competitors make or plan. Ensure internal and external data insights are combined to inform business decisions and behaviours to achieve SB's vision and business objectives. Leveraging insights from close partnership with our Shared Services teams, identify which new opportunities (new products / new markets) provide the greatest opportunity for SB to significantly grow its adjacency business. Help shape our UK market strategy and own the OKR planning process to support delivery. Developing horizon 3 thinking and opportunity identification to build an innovation pipeline, including how we monetise our data as a competitive advantage. Working with Exec leadership across the Group and using injections from external sources, run innovation sessions to build a potential innovation pipeline. Specifically: working with our Data & Analytics team, Risk and Compliance and Chief Commercial Officer, fully evaluate data as a competitive advantage and capability for SB, assessing how this might form part of SB's commercial model evolution. Mentor and develop SBers to build a strong, cross-functional team capable of executing the innovation agenda. Spend 10% of time connecting with, understanding and keeping up to speed on developments across US and Shared Services to inform strategy direction to adopt a group perspective. Requirements Strategic Thinker: Demonstrated ability to think strategically, analyse complex problems, develop and implement creative solutions and drive results. Data-Driven Problem-solver: Comfortable working with data and using it to inform decision-making; highly analytical with the ability to diagnose and solve complex problems. Collaborative team player and relationship builder: Collaborator with enterprise-wide mindset and the ability to build strong relationships across the organisation and across the Insurance, InsurTech and FinTech industry. Strong influencing skills to help bring SBers on a journey with them. This role is regulated by the FCA and it will have specific responsibilities under those regulations. We'll explain these to you as part of the hiring process. If you're applying for a role in which you'll be performing Senior Management Functions under the Senior Manager and Certification Regime (SM&CR), you'll also be subject to enhanced check and referencing in accordance with the FCA's guidelines. About Simply Business We insure small businesses and enable big dreams - not just for our customers, but for our people and communities too. With over 1,000,000 active insurance policies, we protect builders, bakers, landlords and more than 1,200 other trades. We're a technology company as well as one that sells insurance. That means we build, we fail, we learn and we improve. We're a B Corp too, which recognises our strong track record of having a positive impact on people, society and the environment. Why not check out our advert on YouTube: Simply Business TV advert 2024 : 'Simply the Best' What are the benefits of working at Simply Business? We offer a great work-life balance where every team member has a manageable workload and the flexibility to work hybrid. On top of the 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), we offer leave that suits your needs. Plus the option to buy five more days of holiday with your flexible benefits. Our flexible parental leave allows you to approach an important time how you want - with six months full pay to the primary caregiver and four weeks full pay if you're the secondary caregiver. Our life event leave is an extra days leave every two years for those big moments in your life like moving house or your birthday. And as a thank you to our long-serving employees we offer a two week paid sabbatical after five years of service, then four weeks off after ten years of service. And our core benefits can put your mind at ease with private medical insurance through BUPA, that covers any pre-existing condition. And a health cash plan that covers your everyday medical expenses. We also make sure you're compensated fairly with a competitive salary based on your experience and the market we're in. Plus the potential to earn an annual bonus based on performance. There's access to the tools to support your personal development with programmes on our dedicated learning platform. As well as support for your mental health with access to counselling. We'll match what you put into your pension up to five per cent. And pass on a tax-free sum that's four times your basic salary with our life assurance policy, with the option to increase it to ten times through our flexible benefit scheme. Our salary sacrifice car scheme gives you the option to buy a brand new, fully insured, and maintained car for a convenient fixed monthly amount taken from your gross salary (after 6 months service). And our flexible benefits scheme gives you an allocated amount to use each year on benefits like critical illness cover, dental insurance, travel insurance, or a gym membership. Ready to join us and drive our success as a high-performing team? Apply today.
Here's what you'll be doing: You will be working as part of the Technical Operations team here at Simply Business, supporting the Head of Shared Services Operations with the ongoing development of the Shared Services Strategy and the daily operational efficiency and rhythm of the Shared Services team. As one of our ShSOps Strategy & Operations Partner, you'll: work closely with the Shared Services leaders to create a plan that aligns with the goals of the strategy, measuring and reporting on progress/targets and status regularly to demonstrate the plan's effectiveness against the strategic objectives. lead a variety of ad hoc projects related to Shared Services, including financial, system implementations and organisational change initiatives. collaborate across the Shared Services Leadership to identify and implement process enhancements and operational efficiency improvements using appropriate methodologies. generate business insights and trend analysis to deliver concepts and recommendations that drive the overall success of Shared Services. We're looking for someone who is: an experienced professional in strategy consulting, corporate strategy, or a related role, preferably within the insuretech sector. an exceptional stakeholder manager with a sound commercial background and strong attention to detail. a tech domain specialist with active understanding of software development lifecycles and agile methodologies. a resourceful project manager with exceptional organisational skills, and the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously to deadline. accomplished in using a variety of process improvement methodologies. experienced in analysis and the use of data to create compelling reports and stories that communicate key messages across a tech organisation and to influence various levels of management decision making. a proactive self-starter, full of creative ideas and a curiosity to try out new innovative approaches e.g. with AI. an adaptable collaborator who navigates dynamic situations with ease and thrives in a supportive and growth-oriented culture. (We know it's tough, but please try to avoid the confidence gap. You don't have to match all the bullet points above to be considered for this role.) We encourage people of all different backgrounds and identities to apply. We are committed to maintaining an inclusive, supportive place for you to be you and do your very best work. Ready to build the future of Simply Business with our Technical Operations Team? Apply today. About Simply Business We insure small businesses and enable big dreams - not just for our customers, but for our people and communities too. With over 1,000,000 active insurance policies, we protect builders, bakers, landlords and more than 1,200 other trades. We're a technology company as well as one that sells insurance. That means we build, we fail, we learn and we improve. We're a B Corp too, which recognises our strong track record of having a positive impact on people, society and the environment. What are the benefits? • work-life balance - we support every team member in maintaining a manageable workload. • hybrid working - you have the flexibility to work remotely and connect with your colleagues in one of our hubs. • mental health and wellbeing - we give you access to tools and counselling to support your mental health. • flexible parental leave - we understand how important this time is, that's why we offer six months full pay to the primary caregiver and four weeks full pay if you're the secondary caregiver. • paid sabbatical - as a thank you to our long-serving employees, we offer a two-week sabbatical when you've been here for five years. And four weeks off for those who've been with us for 10, 15, and 20 years. • life event leave - you can get an extra days leave every two years for those big moments in your life like moving house, welcoming a new pet, or your birthday. • a dedicated learning platform - our platform helps you develop on your personal and professional goals, including management and leadership programmes. We also make sure you're compensated fairly • competitive salary - we aim to offer a fair salary based on your experience and the market we're in from day one. • annual bonus - the potential to earn a bonus based on business performance. • pension - we'll match what you put into your pension up to five per cent. • private medical insurance - you'll get medical insurance through BUPA that covers any pre-existing medical conditions as a core benefit. • health cash plan - we reimburse your everyday medical expenses. • holiday entitlement - 25 days leave, plus bank holidays (and you can also use your flexible benefits to get up to five more days). • life assurance - pass on a tax-free sum that's four times your basic salary (core benefit). With the option to increase it to ten times through our flexible benefit scheme. • salary sacrifice car scheme - option to buy a brand new, fully insured and maintained car for a convenient fixed monthly amount taken from your gross salary (after 6 months service). • flexible benefits scheme - everyone gets an allocated allowance to use each year on things like critical illness cover , dental insurance , travel insurance , a gym membership , and up to five days extra holiday. Ready to join us and drive our success as a high-performing team? Apply today.
Feb 04, 2025
Full time
Here's what you'll be doing: You will be working as part of the Technical Operations team here at Simply Business, supporting the Head of Shared Services Operations with the ongoing development of the Shared Services Strategy and the daily operational efficiency and rhythm of the Shared Services team. As one of our ShSOps Strategy & Operations Partner, you'll: work closely with the Shared Services leaders to create a plan that aligns with the goals of the strategy, measuring and reporting on progress/targets and status regularly to demonstrate the plan's effectiveness against the strategic objectives. lead a variety of ad hoc projects related to Shared Services, including financial, system implementations and organisational change initiatives. collaborate across the Shared Services Leadership to identify and implement process enhancements and operational efficiency improvements using appropriate methodologies. generate business insights and trend analysis to deliver concepts and recommendations that drive the overall success of Shared Services. We're looking for someone who is: an experienced professional in strategy consulting, corporate strategy, or a related role, preferably within the insuretech sector. an exceptional stakeholder manager with a sound commercial background and strong attention to detail. a tech domain specialist with active understanding of software development lifecycles and agile methodologies. a resourceful project manager with exceptional organisational skills, and the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously to deadline. accomplished in using a variety of process improvement methodologies. experienced in analysis and the use of data to create compelling reports and stories that communicate key messages across a tech organisation and to influence various levels of management decision making. a proactive self-starter, full of creative ideas and a curiosity to try out new innovative approaches e.g. with AI. an adaptable collaborator who navigates dynamic situations with ease and thrives in a supportive and growth-oriented culture. (We know it's tough, but please try to avoid the confidence gap. You don't have to match all the bullet points above to be considered for this role.) We encourage people of all different backgrounds and identities to apply. We are committed to maintaining an inclusive, supportive place for you to be you and do your very best work. Ready to build the future of Simply Business with our Technical Operations Team? Apply today. About Simply Business We insure small businesses and enable big dreams - not just for our customers, but for our people and communities too. With over 1,000,000 active insurance policies, we protect builders, bakers, landlords and more than 1,200 other trades. We're a technology company as well as one that sells insurance. That means we build, we fail, we learn and we improve. We're a B Corp too, which recognises our strong track record of having a positive impact on people, society and the environment. What are the benefits? • work-life balance - we support every team member in maintaining a manageable workload. • hybrid working - you have the flexibility to work remotely and connect with your colleagues in one of our hubs. • mental health and wellbeing - we give you access to tools and counselling to support your mental health. • flexible parental leave - we understand how important this time is, that's why we offer six months full pay to the primary caregiver and four weeks full pay if you're the secondary caregiver. • paid sabbatical - as a thank you to our long-serving employees, we offer a two-week sabbatical when you've been here for five years. And four weeks off for those who've been with us for 10, 15, and 20 years. • life event leave - you can get an extra days leave every two years for those big moments in your life like moving house, welcoming a new pet, or your birthday. • a dedicated learning platform - our platform helps you develop on your personal and professional goals, including management and leadership programmes. We also make sure you're compensated fairly • competitive salary - we aim to offer a fair salary based on your experience and the market we're in from day one. • annual bonus - the potential to earn a bonus based on business performance. • pension - we'll match what you put into your pension up to five per cent. • private medical insurance - you'll get medical insurance through BUPA that covers any pre-existing medical conditions as a core benefit. • health cash plan - we reimburse your everyday medical expenses. • holiday entitlement - 25 days leave, plus bank holidays (and you can also use your flexible benefits to get up to five more days). • life assurance - pass on a tax-free sum that's four times your basic salary (core benefit). With the option to increase it to ten times through our flexible benefit scheme. • salary sacrifice car scheme - option to buy a brand new, fully insured and maintained car for a convenient fixed monthly amount taken from your gross salary (after 6 months service). • flexible benefits scheme - everyone gets an allocated allowance to use each year on things like critical illness cover , dental insurance , travel insurance , a gym membership , and up to five days extra holiday. Ready to join us and drive our success as a high-performing team? Apply today.
Commercial Insurance Consultant - Simply Business UK Simply Business homepage Our opening hours Current vacancies Commercial Insurance Consultant Northampton, UK • Operations • Permanent • Outbound Sales Apply now Here's what you'll be doing: We've had a year of exciting business growth which has led to our Commercial Broking Department expanding. We have ten Commercial Insurance Consultant roles available to solidify our continuing digital insurance broker success. Initially reporting into our Commercial Broking Department Team Manager, Luke Thompson (this could change as we grow the team), you'll be surrounded by a team who are empowered to look for new ways to create better experiences, while being supported in your own personal development. You don't have to take our word for it. We're incredibly proud to have been named as a finalist in the Northamptonshire Business Excellence Awards for the Employer of the Year category. This recognises our amazing teams, our culture, and the customer focus we have. As one of our Commercial Insurance Consultants, you'll: be selling Simply Business products to customers directly impact our commercial insurance performance by developing new business, and managing our existing clients keep our high standards of compliance with FCA, quality and GDPR provide world class post sales support to our existing customers through outbound and inbound service calls, and email generate revenue for the business and retain our clients through the quality service you provide be driven and highly motivated to work towards monthly sale targets and agreed SLAs We're looking for someone who is: experienced as a commercial broker (ideally holding or studying towards a CII qualification) known in your team for your excellent telephone manner and skills. If there's a complex call, you lead by example extremely proud of the quality of your work, you love getting feedback about your professionalism and attention to detail incredibly organised and able utilise your computer literacy and accuracy motivated to be part of a highly driven team (We know it's tough, but please try to avoid the confidence gap. You don't have to match all the bullet points above to be considered for this role.) We encourage people of all different backgrounds and identities to apply. We are committed to maintaining an inclusive, supportive place for you to be you and do your very best work. Ready to join us and be part of our exciting growth? Apply Today. About Simply Business We insure small businesses and enable big dreams - not just for our customers, but for our people and communities too. With over 900,000 active insurance policies, we protect builders, bakers, landlords, and more than 1,000 other trades. We're as much a technology company as one that sells insurance. We build, we fail, we learn, we improve. We're a B Corp too, which recognises our strong track record of having a positive impact on people, society and the environment. Simply Business TV advert 2022: You name it. We insure it. What are the benefits? We support every team member to balance work and life effectively. • remote working - you can balance working remotely and connecting with colleagues in the office • mental health and wellbeing resources - access to counselling and technology to support your mental health • flexible parental leave - we pay six months full pay to the primary caregiver, and four weeks full pay if you're the secondary caregiver • paid sabbatical - two weeks off when you've been here five years and four weeks off when you've been here 10, 15 and 20 years • a dedicated learning platform - the platform lets you balance both work and life goals (including management and leadership programme) • life event leave - an extra day of leave every two years for whatever you want: moving house, welcoming a new pet, or your birthday We also make sure you're compensated fairly. • competitive salary - based upon your experience and the market we're in from day one • annual bonus - the potential to earn a bonus based on business performance • pension - we match what you put into your pension up to five percent • health cash plan - we reimburse your everyday medical expenses • holiday entitlement - 25 days leave, plus bank holidays (you can also use your flexible benefits to get up to five days more!) • life assurance - four times your basic salary • flexible benefits scheme - an allocated allowance to use each year on things like private medical insurance, dental insurance, travel insurance, up to five days extra holiday, and gym membership. Apply now Keep up to date with Simply Business. Subscribe to our monthly newsletter and follow us on social media. Subscribe to our newsletter Follow us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Subscribe to our videos on YouTube Follow us on LinkedIn Insurance Public liability insurance Business insurance Professional indemnity insurance Employers liability insurance Landlord insurance Tradesman insurance Self-employed insurance Restaurant insurance Commercial van insurance Insurers About About us Our team Awards Press releases Partners & affiliates Our charitable work Modern Slavery Act Section 172 statement Social media Site map Customer support Contact & support Policy renewal Make a claim Proof of policy Complaints Accessibility Address 6th Floor99 Gresham StreetLondonEC2V 7NG Sol House29 St Katherine's StreetNorthamptonNN1 2QZ Careers Careers at Simply Business Tech careers Current opportunities Benefits Benefits Refer a friend Finance Legal Terms & conditions Privacy policy Cookie policy Vuln Disclosure policy Knowledge Knowledge centre Opinions Microsites Copyright 2023 Simply Business. All Rights Reserved. Simply Business is a trading name of Xbridge Limited which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (Financial Services Registration No: 313348). Xbridge Limited (No: ) has its registered office at 6th Floor, 99 Gresham Street, London, EC2V 7NG.
Jan 07, 2024
Full time
Commercial Insurance Consultant - Simply Business UK Simply Business homepage Our opening hours Current vacancies Commercial Insurance Consultant Northampton, UK • Operations • Permanent • Outbound Sales Apply now Here's what you'll be doing: We've had a year of exciting business growth which has led to our Commercial Broking Department expanding. We have ten Commercial Insurance Consultant roles available to solidify our continuing digital insurance broker success. Initially reporting into our Commercial Broking Department Team Manager, Luke Thompson (this could change as we grow the team), you'll be surrounded by a team who are empowered to look for new ways to create better experiences, while being supported in your own personal development. You don't have to take our word for it. We're incredibly proud to have been named as a finalist in the Northamptonshire Business Excellence Awards for the Employer of the Year category. This recognises our amazing teams, our culture, and the customer focus we have. As one of our Commercial Insurance Consultants, you'll: be selling Simply Business products to customers directly impact our commercial insurance performance by developing new business, and managing our existing clients keep our high standards of compliance with FCA, quality and GDPR provide world class post sales support to our existing customers through outbound and inbound service calls, and email generate revenue for the business and retain our clients through the quality service you provide be driven and highly motivated to work towards monthly sale targets and agreed SLAs We're looking for someone who is: experienced as a commercial broker (ideally holding or studying towards a CII qualification) known in your team for your excellent telephone manner and skills. If there's a complex call, you lead by example extremely proud of the quality of your work, you love getting feedback about your professionalism and attention to detail incredibly organised and able utilise your computer literacy and accuracy motivated to be part of a highly driven team (We know it's tough, but please try to avoid the confidence gap. You don't have to match all the bullet points above to be considered for this role.) We encourage people of all different backgrounds and identities to apply. We are committed to maintaining an inclusive, supportive place for you to be you and do your very best work. Ready to join us and be part of our exciting growth? Apply Today. About Simply Business We insure small businesses and enable big dreams - not just for our customers, but for our people and communities too. With over 900,000 active insurance policies, we protect builders, bakers, landlords, and more than 1,000 other trades. We're as much a technology company as one that sells insurance. We build, we fail, we learn, we improve. We're a B Corp too, which recognises our strong track record of having a positive impact on people, society and the environment. Simply Business TV advert 2022: You name it. We insure it. What are the benefits? We support every team member to balance work and life effectively. • remote working - you can balance working remotely and connecting with colleagues in the office • mental health and wellbeing resources - access to counselling and technology to support your mental health • flexible parental leave - we pay six months full pay to the primary caregiver, and four weeks full pay if you're the secondary caregiver • paid sabbatical - two weeks off when you've been here five years and four weeks off when you've been here 10, 15 and 20 years • a dedicated learning platform - the platform lets you balance both work and life goals (including management and leadership programme) • life event leave - an extra day of leave every two years for whatever you want: moving house, welcoming a new pet, or your birthday We also make sure you're compensated fairly. • competitive salary - based upon your experience and the market we're in from day one • annual bonus - the potential to earn a bonus based on business performance • pension - we match what you put into your pension up to five percent • health cash plan - we reimburse your everyday medical expenses • holiday entitlement - 25 days leave, plus bank holidays (you can also use your flexible benefits to get up to five days more!) • life assurance - four times your basic salary • flexible benefits scheme - an allocated allowance to use each year on things like private medical insurance, dental insurance, travel insurance, up to five days extra holiday, and gym membership. Apply now Keep up to date with Simply Business. Subscribe to our monthly newsletter and follow us on social media. Subscribe to our newsletter Follow us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Subscribe to our videos on YouTube Follow us on LinkedIn Insurance Public liability insurance Business insurance Professional indemnity insurance Employers liability insurance Landlord insurance Tradesman insurance Self-employed insurance Restaurant insurance Commercial van insurance Insurers About About us Our team Awards Press releases Partners & affiliates Our charitable work Modern Slavery Act Section 172 statement Social media Site map Customer support Contact & support Policy renewal Make a claim Proof of policy Complaints Accessibility Address 6th Floor99 Gresham StreetLondonEC2V 7NG Sol House29 St Katherine's StreetNorthamptonNN1 2QZ Careers Careers at Simply Business Tech careers Current opportunities Benefits Benefits Refer a friend Finance Legal Terms & conditions Privacy policy Cookie policy Vuln Disclosure policy Knowledge Knowledge centre Opinions Microsites Copyright 2023 Simply Business. All Rights Reserved. Simply Business is a trading name of Xbridge Limited which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (Financial Services Registration No: 313348). Xbridge Limited (No: ) has its registered office at 6th Floor, 99 Gresham Street, London, EC2V 7NG.
We insure small businesses and enable big dreams - not just for our customers, but for our people and communities too. With over 1,000,000 active insurance policies, we protect builders, bakers, landlords, and more than 1,000 other trades. We harness cutting-edge data ability, believe in experimentation, and build our own technology to deliver better experiences for our customers and employees. This means we're as much a technology company as one that sells insurance. We build, we fail, we learn, we improve. We're a B Corp too, which recognises our strong track record of having a positive impact on people, society and the environment. If Simply Business sounds like the kind of place you'll thrive, we'd love to hear from you We're looking to a MGA Senior Portfolio Manager to join the MGA from our London hub. Here's what you'll be doing: managing a portfolio of risks at a macro level for a range of commercial products for our small and medium-sized business audience. This Includes tradespeople and construction, retail, office and professional indemnity working with others to manage our pricing models, underwriting logic, policy wordings and endorsements understanding and monitoring our account make up and underwriting performance. Then use this information to develop and drive frequent pricing and product actions. regular market research to understand best practice and development of world-class underwriting owning and managing both internal and external relationships with key stakeholders and building good relationships with key contacts support our Head of New Markets to develop our distribution capability while generating a profitable book of business We're looking for someone who is: from an underwriting background with 5+ years of underwriting-related experience. Ideally in commercial lines with experience in managing and controlling the mechanics of a portfolio of business experienced with starting books of business with the ability to articulate important measures of success. This includes negotiation of commercials, process and performance management an enthusiastic person that has great interpersonal skills and can build relationships with our insurer partners able to demonstrate ownership and can give projects a sense of momentum likely to have completed or is near completion of an ACII qualification to show a comprehension of the operational and technical processes so that an underwriting vision can be accurately built A few more details about the role: ownership and accountability for the performance of an account in a brand-new market you'll be driving through and managing the prioritisation of changes within other areas of the business to ensure new product growth ensuring the processes and governance are in place for us to manage our products in a compliant and fair way, meeting regulatory requirements you'll have the autonomy to make decisions on what we execute while being accountable for the results creating your own data-rich reports with a clear idea of what other data is required to make expansion decisions creativity in new ideas for growing an account with an eye for finding solutions responsible for creating new lines of business with a rationale for pricing and acceptance strategy Our culture is inclusive and diverse We Embrace Individuality We value what's important to each and every SBer. Whether that be providing access to cutting edge wellbeing support, or being part of one of our many diversity networks and communities. We also take personal development seriously - we're all about enabling big dreams. We Trust Who We Hire We empower SBers with choice and flexibility to make the right decisions based on the needs of their roles and we've been working this way long before Covid19. There's no one-size-fits all solution when it comes to how often we get together in person, so all of our people and teams find the rhythm that suits them best when it comes to working from home or hub. We're innovative We've created a place for people to be curious, experience new things, and bring unique ideas to the table. If you want to learn how we do all this - head over to our Careers page where you'll see us walk the talk Our mission is to make Simply Business synonymous with fairness, belonging and inclusivity. We won't be happy until we've created a truly inclusive culture - where every employee, whatever their background, role, or location, feels comfortable being their authentic self at work. We all have a part to play - to learn more, to do more and to go further - in building this new reality that'll be befitting of the diversity of the customers we serve. At Simply Business, we're all in. What are the benefits? At Simply Business, our benefits let you balance life and work properly: • flexible parental leave - you can choose to take shared parental leave, plus we offer full pay for the first six months of your maternity leave and four-week fully paid paternity leave, subject to meeting the qualifying criteria • remote working - more of us are currently working remotely than usual, but longer-term you can balance working remotely with working in the office, giving you the opportunity to connect with colleagues • mental health and wellbeing resources - we take your wellbeing seriously, giving you access to counselling (through our Employee Assistance Programme) as well as technology to support your mental health (through the Unmind app) • paid sabbatical - two weeks off when you've been here for five years and four weeks off when you've been here for 10, 15 & 20 years • a dedicated learning platform - including a management and leadership programme - the platform lets you balance both work and life goals • a competitive salary that reflects your experience, our pay policy and the market we're in from your first day • the potential to earn an annual bonus based on business performance (those on commission-led roles will be rewarded monthly) • we match what you put into your pension up to five per cent • a health cash plan reimburses your everyday medical expenses (with the opportunity to increase the level of your plan in your flexible benefits) • a generous holiday entitlement of 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays • life assurance of four times of your basic salary • Smart Health services including unlimited access to a 24/7 virtual GP • a flexible benefits scheme with an allocated allowance each year to choose from benefits including private medical insurance, dental insurance, travel insurance, up to five days extra holiday, and gym membership These values are important to us and our people • Authenticity • Pioneering These all mean something unique to every person at Simply Business, but if you're thinking about working here, give them some thought. They're at the heart of our story. Keep up to date with Simply Business. Subscribe to our monthly newsletter and follow us on social media. 6th Floor99 Gresham StreetLondonEC2V 7NG Sol House29 St Katherine's StreetNorthamptonNN1 2QZ
Nov 25, 2022
Full time
We insure small businesses and enable big dreams - not just for our customers, but for our people and communities too. With over 1,000,000 active insurance policies, we protect builders, bakers, landlords, and more than 1,000 other trades. We harness cutting-edge data ability, believe in experimentation, and build our own technology to deliver better experiences for our customers and employees. This means we're as much a technology company as one that sells insurance. We build, we fail, we learn, we improve. We're a B Corp too, which recognises our strong track record of having a positive impact on people, society and the environment. If Simply Business sounds like the kind of place you'll thrive, we'd love to hear from you We're looking to a MGA Senior Portfolio Manager to join the MGA from our London hub. Here's what you'll be doing: managing a portfolio of risks at a macro level for a range of commercial products for our small and medium-sized business audience. This Includes tradespeople and construction, retail, office and professional indemnity working with others to manage our pricing models, underwriting logic, policy wordings and endorsements understanding and monitoring our account make up and underwriting performance. Then use this information to develop and drive frequent pricing and product actions. regular market research to understand best practice and development of world-class underwriting owning and managing both internal and external relationships with key stakeholders and building good relationships with key contacts support our Head of New Markets to develop our distribution capability while generating a profitable book of business We're looking for someone who is: from an underwriting background with 5+ years of underwriting-related experience. Ideally in commercial lines with experience in managing and controlling the mechanics of a portfolio of business experienced with starting books of business with the ability to articulate important measures of success. This includes negotiation of commercials, process and performance management an enthusiastic person that has great interpersonal skills and can build relationships with our insurer partners able to demonstrate ownership and can give projects a sense of momentum likely to have completed or is near completion of an ACII qualification to show a comprehension of the operational and technical processes so that an underwriting vision can be accurately built A few more details about the role: ownership and accountability for the performance of an account in a brand-new market you'll be driving through and managing the prioritisation of changes within other areas of the business to ensure new product growth ensuring the processes and governance are in place for us to manage our products in a compliant and fair way, meeting regulatory requirements you'll have the autonomy to make decisions on what we execute while being accountable for the results creating your own data-rich reports with a clear idea of what other data is required to make expansion decisions creativity in new ideas for growing an account with an eye for finding solutions responsible for creating new lines of business with a rationale for pricing and acceptance strategy Our culture is inclusive and diverse We Embrace Individuality We value what's important to each and every SBer. Whether that be providing access to cutting edge wellbeing support, or being part of one of our many diversity networks and communities. We also take personal development seriously - we're all about enabling big dreams. We Trust Who We Hire We empower SBers with choice and flexibility to make the right decisions based on the needs of their roles and we've been working this way long before Covid19. There's no one-size-fits all solution when it comes to how often we get together in person, so all of our people and teams find the rhythm that suits them best when it comes to working from home or hub. We're innovative We've created a place for people to be curious, experience new things, and bring unique ideas to the table. If you want to learn how we do all this - head over to our Careers page where you'll see us walk the talk Our mission is to make Simply Business synonymous with fairness, belonging and inclusivity. We won't be happy until we've created a truly inclusive culture - where every employee, whatever their background, role, or location, feels comfortable being their authentic self at work. We all have a part to play - to learn more, to do more and to go further - in building this new reality that'll be befitting of the diversity of the customers we serve. At Simply Business, we're all in. What are the benefits? At Simply Business, our benefits let you balance life and work properly: • flexible parental leave - you can choose to take shared parental leave, plus we offer full pay for the first six months of your maternity leave and four-week fully paid paternity leave, subject to meeting the qualifying criteria • remote working - more of us are currently working remotely than usual, but longer-term you can balance working remotely with working in the office, giving you the opportunity to connect with colleagues • mental health and wellbeing resources - we take your wellbeing seriously, giving you access to counselling (through our Employee Assistance Programme) as well as technology to support your mental health (through the Unmind app) • paid sabbatical - two weeks off when you've been here for five years and four weeks off when you've been here for 10, 15 & 20 years • a dedicated learning platform - including a management and leadership programme - the platform lets you balance both work and life goals • a competitive salary that reflects your experience, our pay policy and the market we're in from your first day • the potential to earn an annual bonus based on business performance (those on commission-led roles will be rewarded monthly) • we match what you put into your pension up to five per cent • a health cash plan reimburses your everyday medical expenses (with the opportunity to increase the level of your plan in your flexible benefits) • a generous holiday entitlement of 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays • life assurance of four times of your basic salary • Smart Health services including unlimited access to a 24/7 virtual GP • a flexible benefits scheme with an allocated allowance each year to choose from benefits including private medical insurance, dental insurance, travel insurance, up to five days extra holiday, and gym membership These values are important to us and our people • Authenticity • Pioneering These all mean something unique to every person at Simply Business, but if you're thinking about working here, give them some thought. 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We're Simply Business We insure small businesses and enable big dreams - not just for our customers, but for our people and communities too. With over 850,000 active insurance policies, we protect builders, bakers, landlords, and more than 1,000 other trades. We harness cutting-edge data ability, believe in experimentation, and build our own technology to deliver better experiences for our customers and employees. This means we're as much a technology company as one that sells insurance. We build, we fail, we learn, we improve. We're a B Corp too, which recognises our strong track record of having a positive impact on people, society and the environment. Working here as we get back to normal After working remotely for so long, we have a vision for how our people will work with each other now and in the future. Every employee should have the choice & flexibility to work in a way that's best for their job, their team, and their life. We know that being together in person is usually the best way to get work done, which is why our offices will become 'hubs' that we expect our employees to visit every so often. That said, there's no one-size-fits all solution, so all of our people & teams will find the rhythm that suits them best. We are looking for a Design Team Lead to join us in our London office! An individual who is passionate about design and keen to lead a team of designers. This will be an opportunity to work and develop in a fast-moving design team within an international company that is known for its culture and progressive values. The Design Team Lead will be fluent in Adobe CC software, such as Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator and After Effects, as well as presentation software such as Powerpoint or Google Slides. Working in a team of experienced designers, you will be expected to lead on the visual direction for the Simply Business brand, while also being responsible for managing the team. This might include managing other designers' development, or embedding QA practices. No two days will be the same in this role with constant opportunities to learn and apply creativity. Join our award-winning team and take the next step in your career... Responsibilities Include: leading the team in producing digital assets for customer touchpoints, including campaign creative, video ads, advert banners, events, and social assets amplifying engagement for internal audiences using novel ideas setting the visual direction for key products finding ways to improve efficiency within the teamworking with Product & UX teams to create on-brand products working with other teams and senior stakeholders to deliver projects taking ownership of projects and deadlines managing the team's development and wellbeing leading on creative ideation for campaign projects We are looking for someone who has: passion for ideas and impactful visual communication ability to lead, manage, and coach good written and communication skills ability to learn new software and technical skills excellent attention to detail ability to work on multiple tasks simultaneously fluency with design software, such as Adobe CC (InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator), Sketch, etc experience in Microsoft/Google presentation software is desirable strong video editing, animation or 3D rendering experience is essential What are the benefits? At Simply Business, our benefits let you balance life and work properly: flexible parental leave - you can choose to take shared parental leave, plus we offer full pay for the first six months of your maternity leave and four-week fully paid paternity leave, subject to meeting the qualifying criteria remote working - more of us are currently working remotely than usual, but longer-term you can balance working remotely with working in the office, giving you the opportunity to connect with colleagues mental health and wellbeing resources - we take your wellbeing seriously, giving you access to counselling (through our Employee Assistance Programme) as well as technology to support your mental health (through the Unmind app) paid sabbatical - two weeks off when you've been here for five years and four weeks off when you've been here for 10 years a dedicated learning platform - including a management and leadership programme - the platform lets you balance both work and life goals And we compensate you fairly: a competitive salary that reflects your experience, our pay policy and the market we're in from your first day the potential to earn an annual bonus based on business performance (those on commission-led roles will be rewarded monthly) we match what you put into your pension up to five per cent a health cash plan reimburses your everyday medical expenses (with the opportunity to increase the level of your plan in your flexible benefits) a generous holiday entitlement of up to 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays life assurance of four times of your basic salary Smart Health services including unlimited access to a 24/7 virtual GP a flexible benefits scheme with an allocated allowance each year to choose from benefits including private medical insurance, dental insurance, travel insurance, up to five days extra holiday, and gym membership
Feb 05, 2022
Full time
We're Simply Business We insure small businesses and enable big dreams - not just for our customers, but for our people and communities too. With over 850,000 active insurance policies, we protect builders, bakers, landlords, and more than 1,000 other trades. We harness cutting-edge data ability, believe in experimentation, and build our own technology to deliver better experiences for our customers and employees. This means we're as much a technology company as one that sells insurance. We build, we fail, we learn, we improve. We're a B Corp too, which recognises our strong track record of having a positive impact on people, society and the environment. Working here as we get back to normal After working remotely for so long, we have a vision for how our people will work with each other now and in the future. Every employee should have the choice & flexibility to work in a way that's best for their job, their team, and their life. We know that being together in person is usually the best way to get work done, which is why our offices will become 'hubs' that we expect our employees to visit every so often. That said, there's no one-size-fits all solution, so all of our people & teams will find the rhythm that suits them best. We are looking for a Design Team Lead to join us in our London office! An individual who is passionate about design and keen to lead a team of designers. This will be an opportunity to work and develop in a fast-moving design team within an international company that is known for its culture and progressive values. The Design Team Lead will be fluent in Adobe CC software, such as Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator and After Effects, as well as presentation software such as Powerpoint or Google Slides. Working in a team of experienced designers, you will be expected to lead on the visual direction for the Simply Business brand, while also being responsible for managing the team. This might include managing other designers' development, or embedding QA practices. No two days will be the same in this role with constant opportunities to learn and apply creativity. Join our award-winning team and take the next step in your career... Responsibilities Include: leading the team in producing digital assets for customer touchpoints, including campaign creative, video ads, advert banners, events, and social assets amplifying engagement for internal audiences using novel ideas setting the visual direction for key products finding ways to improve efficiency within the teamworking with Product & UX teams to create on-brand products working with other teams and senior stakeholders to deliver projects taking ownership of projects and deadlines managing the team's development and wellbeing leading on creative ideation for campaign projects We are looking for someone who has: passion for ideas and impactful visual communication ability to lead, manage, and coach good written and communication skills ability to learn new software and technical skills excellent attention to detail ability to work on multiple tasks simultaneously fluency with design software, such as Adobe CC (InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator), Sketch, etc experience in Microsoft/Google presentation software is desirable strong video editing, animation or 3D rendering experience is essential What are the benefits? At Simply Business, our benefits let you balance life and work properly: flexible parental leave - you can choose to take shared parental leave, plus we offer full pay for the first six months of your maternity leave and four-week fully paid paternity leave, subject to meeting the qualifying criteria remote working - more of us are currently working remotely than usual, but longer-term you can balance working remotely with working in the office, giving you the opportunity to connect with colleagues mental health and wellbeing resources - we take your wellbeing seriously, giving you access to counselling (through our Employee Assistance Programme) as well as technology to support your mental health (through the Unmind app) paid sabbatical - two weeks off when you've been here for five years and four weeks off when you've been here for 10 years a dedicated learning platform - including a management and leadership programme - the platform lets you balance both work and life goals And we compensate you fairly: a competitive salary that reflects your experience, our pay policy and the market we're in from your first day the potential to earn an annual bonus based on business performance (those on commission-led roles will be rewarded monthly) we match what you put into your pension up to five per cent a health cash plan reimburses your everyday medical expenses (with the opportunity to increase the level of your plan in your flexible benefits) a generous holiday entitlement of up to 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays life assurance of four times of your basic salary Smart Health services including unlimited access to a 24/7 virtual GP a flexible benefits scheme with an allocated allowance each year to choose from benefits including private medical insurance, dental insurance, travel insurance, up to five days extra holiday, and gym membership
